Portugal is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in south-western Europe whereas Rhode Island is a state in the United States located in the New England region of the USA. Today in this article we will discuss the comparison between Portugal and Rhode Island regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Portugal Bigger than Rhode Island?
The total area of Portugal is 92,212 sq km and the total area of Rhode Island is 3,144 sq km. Portugal is bigger than Rhode Island by 89,068 sq km. Portugal is around 29.4 times bigger than Rhode Island.
Area of Portugal: 35,603 sq mi ( 92,212 km2 )
Area of Rhode Island: 1,214 mi ( 3,144 km2 )
Population
As per the Worldometer data, the current population of Portugal estimated as of 30th April 2021 is 10,172,278.
According to the data from the United States Census Bureau, the population of Rhode Island estimated as of 2019 was 1.059 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between Portugal and Rhode Island.
The capital city of Portugal is Lisbon and the capital city of Rhode Island is Providence.
Official Languages
Portugal: Portuguese
Rhode Island: English
Human Development Index
HDI of Portugal as of 2019: 0.864
HDI of Rhode Island as of 2018: 0.920
Portugal Timezone:
UTC (Western European Time)
UTC – 1 (Atlantic, Azores)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (Western European Summer Time )
UTC (Atlantic, Azores)
Rhode Island Timezone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Time Zone)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Portugal:
38° 42′ 0″ N, 9° 11′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Rhode Island:
41° 42′ 0″ N, 71° 30′ 0″ W
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